ADVERTISING

Amendments

Consumers: protect from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet (S. 3386), S8305, S8306 [30NO]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (S. 2847), S7758, S7764 [29SE]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (S. 30), S712, S713 [23FE]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 3843), S7507 [27SE] (see H.R. 6309), H7391 [29SE]

———require express authorization of a majority of shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures by that company (see H.R. 4537), H422 [27JA]

———require majority shareholder approval for any expenditures made to influence public opinion on any matter other than the promotion of the company's products or services (see H.R. 4487), H325 [21JA]

———require notification to, and prior approval by, shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures (see S. 3004), S482 [4FE]

Consumers: protect from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet (see S. 3386), S3983 [19MY] (see H.R. 5707), H5502 [1JY]

Crime: prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see S. 3494), S4938 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the Market Access Program (see H.R. 4683), H833 [24FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: require institutions to segregate Troubled Asset Relief Program funds and prohibit use of such funds for political expenditures or electioneering communications (see H.R. 4617), H606 [5FE]

District of Columbia: permit advertising and sale of lottery tickets within certain areas inside the ``Federal enclave'' (see H.R. 5703), H5502 [1JY]

FRS: prevent funding from being made available to corporations that finance political campaigns or political propaganda (see H.R. 4768), H1168 [4MR]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 5884), H6163 [27JY]

———prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see S. 3554), S5699 [30JN] (see H.R. 5652), H5303 [30JN]

Gulf of Mexico: require BP P.L.C., to establish a recovery fund focused on travel and tourism to be administered by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H. Con. Res. 309), H6405 (see H. Con. Res. 309), H6457 [29JY]

Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 5295), H3482 [13MY]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to regulate expenditure of funds by corporations engaging in political speech (see H.J. Res. 74), H471 [2FE]

———constitutional amendment prohibiting corporations and labor organizations from using operating funds for advertisements relative to Federal election campaigns (see H.J. Res. 68), H326 [21JA]

———disclose third-party communications made for or against a candidate and identifying information in Internet communications, and apply disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 4749), H1103 [3MR]

———prohibit corporations from making independent expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications without prior approval of a majority of shareholders (see H.R. 4644), H647 [22FE]

———prohibit corporations which employ or retain registered lobbyists from making expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications (see H.R. 4511), H386 [26JA]

———reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 6116), H6681 [14SE]

———regulate political outreach through automated prerecorded phone messages (see H.R. 4641), H647 [22FE]

———require certain campaign-related communications which are paid for by certain tax-exempt organizations or political organizations to include a statement naming their largest donors (see H.R. 4583), H554 [3FE]

———require corporations to identify their chief executive officer or labor organizations to identify their president in certain campaign-related communications (see H.R. 4527), H421 [27JA]

Product safety: require inclusion of warning labels on Internet and catalogue advertising of certain toys and games (see H.R. 5887), H6163 [27JY]

SEC: require public companies to report certain expenditures made to influence public opinion on any matter other than the promotion of the company's products or services (see H.R. 4432), H138 [13JA]

Supreme Court: express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC (see H. Res. 1275), H2695 [20AP]

Taxation: deny a deduction for image advertising expenses for any trade or business whose gross receipts exceed a certain amount (see H.R. 4518), H386 [26JA]

Remarks in House

Bureau of the Census: manufacture of promotional materials in China, H5530, H5531 [13JY]

Children and youth: address media images relative to body image and self-esteem in girls, E253 [25FE], E285 [2MR]

Consumers: protect from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet (S. 3386), H8374-H8376 [15DE], E2165 [16DE]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for distribution of promotional items to promote the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H3223 [6MY]

Dept. of Labor: advertising campaign offering assistance to illegal immigrants facing wage disparities, H4776 [23JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: ensure that community banks participating in the Small Business Lending Fund Program prioritize, reach out to, and focus on veteran-owned small businesses, H4529 [16JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include on the departmental Internet site a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet site and other employment sites and publicize such sites (H.R. 3685), H7017-H7019 [28SE]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (S. 2847), H7720, H7721 [30NO], H7899 [2DE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), E474 [24MR], E1157 [22JN]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (H.R. 5652), E1253 [30JN]

Kansas: tribute to use of billboards to display information on wanted criminals, E412 [18MR]

National Peanut Board: anniversary, E333 [9MR]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment prohibiting corporations and labor organizations from using operating funds for advertisements relative to Federal election campaigns, H392 [27JA]

———reform financing of House of Representatives elections (H.R. 1826), H363 [26JA], H4804 [24JN]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H289 [21JA], H390, H392 [27JA], H3830 [26MY], H5524 [13JY]

———express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC, H8357 [15DE]

———impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H7504 [17NO]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 1258), H2522-H2524 [14AP]

———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (S. 30), H8376-H8380 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: require notification to, and prior approval by, shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures (S. 3004), S495 [4FE]

Consumers: protect from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet (S. 3386), S8053 [18NO], S8305 [30NO]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (S. 2847), S7763 [29SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (H.R. 158), S405 [2FE]

———reform financing of Senate elections (S. 752), S404 [2FE], S7305 [22SE]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S108-S110, S116 [21JA], S274-S277, S332 [28JA], S354-S356 [29JA], S404-S406 [2FE], S531 [9FE], S2784 [29AP], S3794 [17MY], S5730 [12JY], S5800 [14JY], S6270-S6278, S6281-S6284, S6288 [27JY], S6607 [3AU], S7303, S7304, S7306-S7309, S7311-S7313, S7317-S7332, S7335, S7341-S7344 [22SE], S7385-S7388 [23SE]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (S. 30), S713 [23FE]

Reports filed

Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2847), S7615 [28SE]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2847) (S. Rept. 111-340), S7786 [29SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Inclusion and Promotion on the Departmental Internet Site a Hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet Site and Other Employment Sites: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3685) (H. Rept. 111-624), H7152, H7210 [28SE]

Fair Elections Now Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 6116) (H. Rept. 111-691), H8940 [21DE]

Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3386) (S. Rept. 111-240), S6583 [2AU]

Truth in Caller ID Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1258) (H. Rept. 111-461), H2502 [13AP]

Texts of

H.R. 1258, Truth in Caller ID Act, H2522 [14AP]

H.R. 3685, Dept. of Veterans Affairs inclusion and promotion on the departmental Internet site a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet site and other employment sites, H7017 [28SE]

S. 30, Truth in Caller ID Act, S713 [23FE], H8377 [15DE]

S. 2847, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, H7720 [30NO]

S. 3386, Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act, S8307 [30NO], H8374 [15DE]